Responsible reporting employees for potential violations of the guidelines include all supervisors, including: administrators, Police Department employees, Student Affairs including Residence Life employees and all faculty.
Any employee who has the authority to take action to redress sexual violence; who has been given the duty of reporting incidents of sexual violence or any other misconduct by students to the Title IX Coordinator or other appropriate school designee; or whom a student could reasonably believe has this authority or duty is considered a responsible employee.
Whether or not a university employee or student is a responsible reporting employee, all members of the university community are encouraged to practice bystander awareness, that is, to take action to end and report possible Title IX violations and possible violations of other Equal Opportunity Guidelines.
If a Responsible Reporting Employee learns of possible sexual violence, he/she should report it to the UMass Lowell Police Department within 24 hours. If not regarding sexual violence, all relevant details should be reported to the Title IX Coordinator.
Responsible Reporting Employees must take reasonable proactive steps to become aware of potential incidents, which must be reported to the Title IX Coordinator or Deputy Coordinator.